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Principal actor auditions and open casting calls for 'Men in Black III' extras

The Columbia Pictures feature film "Men In Black III" is now back in production after a lengthy delay in shooting due to problems with the script. Columbia Pictures has announced an open casting call in New York City for people interested in working on the film as extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles. There are also several new principal actor roles being cast.

Etan Cohen wrote the original draft of the script, David Koepp did some major rewrites, and Jeff Nathanson wrote the finishing touches. But Sony and director Barry Sonnenfeld did not like parts of the script, specifically the time-travel scenes, so David Koepp was brought back in once again to do several weeks of additional rewrites. Koepp has now delivered a script that he wrote in close participation with director Barry Sonnenfeld.

The delays in filming have taken a heavy toll on the production including the loss of Academy Award nominated actor Alec Baldwin, who was set to play the boss of the 1969 MiB in the time traveling portions of the film. The "Men in Black 3D" budget has also soared past the 2 hundred million dollar mark.

Principal photography has resumed this week on March 28, 2011 and will continue through the end of June, 2011. The film is still scheduled to be released in theaters on May 25, 2012.

Open Casting Call Details:

The extras casting directors for "Men in Black 3" are looking for the following types:

● Both SAG and Non-Union people are welcome.
● Late 60's New York types - hippies, bikers, drag queens.
● 1969 era celebrity-look-alikes, model types, beatniks, etc.
● People who are less than 4'10" or more than 6'5" tall.
● Plus-sized people.
● Men and women with character faces.

Most scenes take place in the year 1969 and men and women must be willing to get a hair cut and to work around smoke. Prosthetic makeup may also be used on some people.

Where:

St Paul the Apostle Church
405 W 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Click Here for directions.
DO NOT call the venue, as they have no additional information whatsoever.

When:

Wednesday April 6, 2011
SAG Members - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Non-Union talent - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

If you attended either of the previous open casting calls on August 16, 2010 or February 7, 2011 - please DO NOT attend this new open casting call as your photo and information are already on file.

The following principal actor speaking roles below are also being cast, and talent should submit to the principal actor casting office below via postal mail only:

● Female, early 20's - early 30's very gorgeous, New York enunciation.
● Female, senior citizen, feeble, decrepit, uses a walker.
● Male, very tall mobster alien muscle, strange looking.
● Male, short rotund, mob looking tough guy alien, New York enunciation.
● Male, 30ish - 50ish, pallid Minnesota sightseer.
● Female, 30ish - 50ish, wife of pallid Minnesota sightseer.

All roles should be late 1960's era types.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

New York:

Amelia Rasche McCarthy
c/o Ellen Chenoweth Casting
"Men In Black"
161 6th Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10013

Extras Casting

New York:

Grant Wilfley Casting
123 West 18th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10011

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies as they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Men In Black 3 Production Office
c/o Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Kaufman Astoria Studios
34-37 36th Street
2nd Floor
Astoria, NY 11106

Columbia Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Right Coast Productions
289 Springs Fireplace Road
East Hampton, NY 11937

Parkes/MacDonald Productions
1663 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Producers:

Steven Spielberg
Walter Parkes
Laurie MacDonald
Barry Sonnenfeld

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Starring:

Will Smith - Agent Jay
Alice Eve - Young Agent Oh
Tommy Lee Jones - Agent Kay
Josh Brolin - Young Agent Kay
Emma Thompson - Agent Oh
Jemaine Clement - Boris

Story:

The Men in Black team of Agent Jay and Agent Kay are back in action. When the world is threatened by an evil alien, Agent Jay (Will Smith) travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with the younger Agent Kay (Josh Brolin) to stop an evil alien villain named Boris (Jemaine Clement) from destroying the world in the future. Alice Eve will play the younger version of Agency Head Oh (Emma Thompson).

Extras casting underway on 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' and 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again'

Principal photography has now begun on J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" films, in New Zealand, and the casting directors will be hiring extras, stand-ins, photo doubles, and size doubles to work throughout filming which will take place over an extended 14 month period.

Peter Jackson directed all three “Lord of the Rings” films, which earned a total of 30 Academy Award nominations and 17 Academy Awards. Jackson is also directing "The Hobbit: Part I" and "The Hobbit: Part II" back-to-back. Shooting will take place using special high-tech 3D cameras as was done on "Avatar".

● Filming on "The Hobbit" began March 21, 2011 in Matamata.

● Filming will continue in various locations in NZ through May, 2012.

• "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is currently slated to hit theaters December 2012.

• "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" is currently slated to hit theaters December 2013.

You must have New Zealand Tax number and be able to legally work in the country.

Note: For any non-New Zealand residents who would like to be considered to work on "The Hobbit" films, tourist visas to New Zealand are currently valid for 90 days. A number of countries have working holiday visa schemes with New Zealand; they are generally valid for 12 months and allow you to work for up to three months at a time; you also have to be aged between 18 and 30 to be eligible. See Immigration NZ for details.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

New Zealand:

Liz Mullane Casting
"The Hobbit"
17 Taipakupaku Road
Karaka Bay
Wellington, New Zealand 6022

Los Angeles:

Victoria Burrows
Scot Boland
"The Hobbit"
333 W. Washington Blvd.
PO Box 309
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

New York:

Ellen Lewis
"The Hobbit"
161 Sixth Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10013

London:

Amy Hubbard
John Hubbard
Hubbard Casting
"The Hobbit"
14, Rathbone Place
London W1T 1HT
UK

Extras Casting:

Click Here for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" extras casting information.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up being thrown away), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions and hold the acting auditions.

3 Foot 7 Ltd.
PO Box 15-208
Miramar Wellington 6003
New Zealand

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM)
10250 Constellation Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522-0001

New Line Cinema
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Producers:

Peter Jackson
Callum Greene
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh
Zane Weiner
Carolynne Cunningham

Writers:

Peter Jackson
Guillermo del Toro
Philippa Boyens
Fran Walsh

Director:

Peter Jackson

Starring:

Orlando Bloom - Legolas
Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins
Orlando Bloom - Legolas
Cate Blanchett - Galadriel
Elijah Wood - Frodo
Hugo Weaving - Elrond
Stephen Fry - Master of Laketown
Andy Serkis - Gollum
Dean O’Gorman - Fili
Conan Stevens - Azog
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Ryan Gage - Alfrid
Lee Pace - King Thranduil
Richard Armitage - Thorin Oakenshield
Leonard Nimoy - Smaug
Christopher Lee - Saruman

Story:

The adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" will be made into two live action films. Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarfs. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo alone and unaided who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside.

Sony Pictures 'Ghostbusters 3' begins casting actors in Los Angeles

The long awaited "Ghostbusters 3" is finally set to go into production July 2011. Initial casting for the film's main characters are taking place in Los Angeles. Shooting will take place in Chicago, IL.

Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd will reprise their onscreen roles, as well as serve as executive producers and character writers. Academy Award nominated director Ivan Reitman will return to direct the third Ghostbusters film. In addition to directing the Ghostbusters movies, Reitman has also directed such films as Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Junior, Dave, Fathers' Day, Six Days Seven Nights, My Super Ex-Girlfriend. As a producer, Reitman has been involved throughout all phases of the filmmaking process in over 45 productions.

Lee Eisenbergand and Gene Stupnitsky, who together have shared nominations for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and 5 Writers Guild of America Awards, are penning the screenplay. The 3rd draft of the script has been fine-tuned and handed over to Dan Akroyd, and "Ghostbusters 3" is set to go before the cameras in July, 2011. A release date is set for Christmas 2012.

On October 14, 2010 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment confirmed that the newly penned script completed by Dan Akroyd has been officially approved. "A third film will happen and the wheels are in motion."

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.


Los Angeles:

Richard Mento
Joanna Colbert Casting
9157 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 300
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Extras Casting

Chicago:

Darlene Hunt
"Ghostbusters 3"Extras
Extra Ordinary Casting
1532 N. Milwaukee
Suite 205
Chicago 60622

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Ocean Pictures
452 Central Ave
Suite 208
Highland Park, IL 60035

Columbia Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

The Montecito Picture Company
1482 East Valley Road
Suite 477
Montecito, CA 93108

The Montecito Picture Company
9465 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 920
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Producers:

Harold Ramis
Ivan Reitman

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Starring:

Dan Aykroyd
Bill Murray
Harold Ramis
Anna Faris
Ernie Hudson
Sigourney Weaver

Story:

A ragtag group of paranormal researchers reopen their notorious ghost removal service, and a new generation of Ghostbusters is brought on board to be green slimed and trained to contain the mischievous spirits.